Design Research for Turbulent Times

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DeEP: Design in European Policies

Creating an understanding of the impact of design innovation policies by evaluating policy actions both at a macro and micro levels.

HighWire

Each year HighWire recruits 10-12 exceptional students interested in working between and beyond the disciplines of computing, design and management.

Innovation through Improved Service & Design

We are...

An open and exploratory design-led research lab at Lancaster University
We conduct applied and theoretical research into people, products, places and their interactions.
We work with a variety of organisations to provide fresh perspectives on real-world issues and facilitate innovation.
We offer Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and PhD study opportunities. All our staff are active researchers with extensive expertise in teaching.

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The Knowledge Exchange: An Interactive Conference.

Upcoming Eventin 3 months and 10 days

26th of September 2013, LICA Building, Lancaster University

The conference is taking place on the 26th and 27th September 2013 at Lancaster University, and is aimed at exploring and propagating new mutually beneficial exchanges between academia and the creative...Read full update

NuBlue provides support for BARTER

NuBlue are providing free hosting for BARTER to log research data in the cloud.

We are delighted that InfoLab21 company NuBlue has offered to provide BARTER with free hosting for the duration of the project. This allows us to utilise a scalable virtual hosting platform t...Read full update

Digital tools used at EPSRC Impact Accelerator event

Digital tools used at EPSRC Impact Accelerator event

The digital tools being developed as part of the New IDEAS project have been seeing increasing use over the past months. Last week saw major test of the system with the first use of the digital tools outside of the Imagination Laboratory and with the largest number of people using the system at one...Read full update

Maximising Impact of EPSRC: Workshop for 60 academic and industry participants

Articleby Leon Cruickshank
Maximising Impact of EPSRC: Workshop for 60 academic and industry participants

The first EPSRC funded Impact Acceleration Account day took place on May 8th in the event space at LICA. The event was designed to encourage collaborations that will bring to life and increase the impact of research and encourage the development of a series of robust and fundable collaborative proposals. To assist in this IAA has secured the services of Dee Hennesy, a skilled facilitator and PhD student in Imagination to assist in the delivery of...Read full article

scARecrow Time Machine available on the App Store

scARecrow Time Machine available on the App Store

Use this Augmented Reality application to find scarecrows hidden in both space and time throughout your local environment. These scarecrows are from the annual scarecrow festival held in the village of Wray in Lancashire in the UK.

The emergence of the Internet and networked media has opened...Read full update

Tweet@ImaginationLanc, Saturday 8th of Jun, 11:45am

Fancy working with us at @ImaginationLanc? We're recruiting a Lecturer in Design Interactions: http://t.co/Wb11vZnR4R Pls RT!

Tweet@ImaginationLanc, Monday 3rd of Jun, 09:41pm

Noooooooooo!!!! Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry faces the axe in funding cuts: http://t.co/qTCFq1TW9X

Tweet@ImaginationLanc, Monday 3rd of Jun, 04:45pm

RT @martyn_evans: Lancaster Uni's fine are degree show website North By West now live: http://t.co/iP2lp9wa6b

Tweet@ImaginationLanc, Sunday 2nd of Jun, 05:24pm

Understanding product design: http://t.co/THDfDEGMox Somewhat simplistic though...

Tweet@ImaginationLanc, Saturday 1st of Jun, 05:17pm

RT @MikePress: This design lecturer post at @ImaginationLanc is the opportunity of the year http://t.co/Wb11vZnR4R ;-)))

Tweet@ImaginationLanc, Friday 31st of May, 07:30pm

RT @MysticMobile: Come make design mischief with @ImaginationLanc We're recruiting a Lecturer in Design Interactions http://t.co/Wb11vZnR4R

Tweet@ImaginationLanc, Friday 31st of May, 07:29pm

That'll be us then... http://t.co/o8MXgLCV8y

Tweet@ImaginationLanc, Thursday 30th of May, 09:59pm

@MikePress Thanks Mike ;-)

Tweet@ImaginationLanc, Thursday 30th of May, 09:16pm

RT @martyn_evans: Fancy working with us at @ImaginationLanc? We're recruiting a Lecturer in Design Interactions: http://t.co/Wb11vZnR4R

Tweet@ImaginationLanc, Wednesday 29th of May, 08:37am

Lots of interesting and worthwhile challenges in the IOT http://t.co/CfUX5mNxtB

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